The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-05-21
New moon tomorrow.

| Hotel was re0pened on last Saturday nlgnl
and is nightly thronged with expert players.
George E. Wright has been appointed ia
collector for Franklin district. The Comm,i
sioners also made few transfers this weel
Mr.. J. J. Roller is having a large barn an
stable built on the property on Green stree
he purchased from Mr.. Snyder some month
ago.
A committee has been appointed by tn
trustees of the Methodist Protestant Churcl
to arrange for putting a bell in the steeple o
the Church.
The frame dwelling house opposite the resi-
dence of Mrs. Dallas, on Green street, tn,
property of Mrs. VIM. B. Thomas, has BEEF
painted and repaired.
John R. Shipley, farmer residing abou
six miles from Westminster, died on Monda
morning, in the sixty seventh year of his age
He leaves son and one daughter.
A special meeting of the Westminster Fire
Department will be held next Tuesday nigh
to consider arrangements for participating II
Hampsteads parade on next Saturday.
Mr.. B. G. Blanchard is preparing to builC
dwelling house on his lot on Green street
He expects to finish it by September. 1t viii
be frame cottage, 28x3S, of modern style
and improvements.
Messrs. w. L. Seabrook, John Fl. Gun
ningham and N. H. Baumgartner, of the
Cycling Ramblers, of Westminster, will prob
ably enter the team race at the Hagerstowr
bicycle meet in June.
Simon Myers, an aged German, died at the
Aims House on Saturday afternoon last, and
was buried on Sunday after religious services
by students of Western Maryland College
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The residence of Mrs. Starr, corner of Mair
and Bond streets, is being repainted. The
warehouse of E. o. Grimes & Co. is under
going renovation by the paint brush. The
Hotel A lbion is also being handsomely painted
John II. Keen had fresh Florida tomatoes
in market yesterday, at 80 cents per dozen.
and fresh Nanticoke strawberries, the first of
the season, at Is cents per quart. Keen is a
capital purveyor, and is bound to make noise
in the world.
Elijah Wagner has distributed broom corn
seed among the farmers, this spring, for plant
ing, with view of opening broom factory
in this city next season. Mr.. Wagner was
in the business some years ago, and has all the
necessary machinery.
VIM. S. Myer & Bro, of the Westminster
Steam FIGURING Mills, are now running on
full time, after few weeks half time, on ac-
count of the busy season of corn planting de-
laying the delivery of wheat at the mills.
Prices of wheat are now more buoyant.
Application has been made to Gov. Lloyd
for pardon of jeremiah Albaugh, convicted
in the Circuit Court of Carroll county, at the
May term, 1884, of assault with intent to kill,
and sentenced to the penitentiary for six
years. The Governor will take up the case
on or after June 9th.
Poor Frederick! Her base ball club has
again been defeated, and this time by a club
of school boys at Mount st. Mary's College.
The sad event occurred on Thursday at EN-
mitsburg, and the score was 8 to s. What
will Frederick do nowl When the Mutual
Club, of Baltimore, defeated the chase ball
giants last week, all Frederick wept. Now
we suppose the whole population is in spasms.
The Episcopal convention of the diocese of
Maryland, will meet in Baltimore next We'd
nesday, and will be in session several days.
Mr.. H. Vanderford is lay delegate from As
cension Church, this city, and Mr.. Chas. L.
Reifsnider alternate. The former will not
attend and Mr.. Reifsnider will represent the
congregation, in connection with Rev. S. b.
Pond, the rector.
H. Haines, of this city, shipped to Balti-
finest lots of fat cattle which have been seen
in the market this season. They were "A in
number and averaged over 1900 pounds. The
cattle were from A. ]. Reese, 10; Daniel
Reese, 6; Christian Hunt, IL; John Roger, g.;
VIM. Flickinger, 8; David Bonsack, l. Mr..
Haines expects to make shipment next week
of sixty head from Taneytown.
Through letters to the ADVOCATE Miss Mary
E. Gibson, Secretary of the Hospital Relief
Association of Baltimore, and from Miss E.
Annie Smith, of the Flower Mission of the
same Association, thanks are returned to the
ladies of Westminster who so kindly made
donations for the May fair and festival held
last week. and which was so great success.
The donations were received promptly and in
good order. The proceeds of the fair and
festival amounted to about 5000.
Maj f. w. Coleman, for some years pro-
prietor of the Carrollton Hotel, Baltimore,
and who has recently leased the Gettysburg
Springs Hotel, was in Westminster last Mon
day, the guest of Col. VIM. A. McKellip. He
was much pleased with the Colonel property
for q summer hotel site, and believes that
there are a number of citizens of Baltimore,
with means, who would take stock in a COM
pany to buy the place and erect suitable build
ings if they only knew the advantages of loca-
ton, the merits of the water, and the conve-
nience to Baltimore. Maj. Coleman is quite
correct as to the advantages of the location,
and it is hoped the matter will be laid before
people who have the capital and inclination
to erect a first class summer hotel. The
Western Maryland Railroad is willing to offer
all possible aid in the way of quick and cheap
travel for guests.
From "Mother Goose Entertainment" by
the Boys Meeting few weeks since, good
sum was realized and the amount has been
invested in library for the use of the boys.
The books have been nicely covered, and
were given out last Saturday. The boys
were delighted with them, and they no
doubt will be carefully read. They are en-
written, and in pleasant way
incucate temperance and sobriety. The in
terest manifested by the boys, some sixty or
in namber, is indicative of lasting
results for good, and they and the leaders of
their little society should be encouraged and
aided by all of our citizens. Toward purchas-
ing The books. donation was made by the Ju
veniie Temperance Society of the Methodist
Church. The ladies in charge, and the boys,
would be thankful for the donation OF books
and magazines from any who may be disposed
to contribute.
The five furlong race for two year olds,
purse 5000, run under the auspices of the
Brooklyn Jockey Club Tuesday, was won by
Mr.. r. w. Walden's Maryland silly Specially,
by Sensation, dam Minnie Mae, and ridden
by Billy Donohue. There were eight starters,
Dryer Bros. fine colt Bendigo. It
was struggling start. With Slumber, Tudor
and Bonnie King in front of Bendigo and
Specially. with King Grab last Both Bendi
go and King Grab quickly joined the leaders,
but before they reached the five-eighth post
Bendigo was interfered With by some one and
dropped back. Halfway ar0gnd the turn
King Crab showed in front. aud at the bead
of the stretch he was a neck in front Of Slum
Der, with Specially well up. When well into
the straight Billy Donohue brought Specially
through, and keeping on he won by four lengths
from Subaltern, who made up a lot Of lost
ground in the last furlong, and finished two
lengths in front of King Grab. Bendigo was
fourth, followed by Slumber, Tudor, Bonnie
Hing and Irene as named Time LOB.
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